Walter W. Ahlschlager

Walter William Ahlschlager (July 19, 1887 – March 28, 1965) was a 20th-century American architect. After living in Chicago for many years, he established an office in Dallas in 1940. He died on March 28, 1965 in Dallas.

Noted designs Davis Theater, Chicago (1918) Sovereign Hotel, Edgewater, Chicago on the North Side of the city (1920) Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown Chicago (1921) Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee (1926) Uptown Broadway Building, Uptown Chicago (1926) The fieldhouses at several Chicago public parks including Riis Park, Simons Park and Kelvyn Park Roxy Theatre, New York City (1927) Irvin Cobb Hotel, Paducah, Kentucky (1929) Medinah Athletic Club (now InterContinental Chicago), Chicago (1929) Beacon Hotel and Theatre, Manhattan, New York (1929) Carew Tower, Cincinnati, Ohio (1930) City Place Tower, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1931) Mercantile National Bank Building, Dallas (1943) Wichita Plaza Building, Wichita, Kansas (1962) The Wedgwood in Castle Hills, Texas, an enclave city southwest of New Braunfels (1965)

Personal life

Ahlschlager was born to John and Louise Ahlschlager, German Jews, and had one sister named Ella. John Ahlschlager and his brother, Frederick, were both prominent architects in Chicago.